The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-01
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~. y. II. uhinGny, Oh rIhl'laueLphia, loFmel
city. 'rbs honorary nall beaters =, wnre ..e
General Sherman, Hon. Roscoe Conkling
senator Stanford, Postmaster General
H as aa 1enssal ~, auclsa Ptod fa!tcn,ta' Mf. "
MILAN and General John O. Blsst Thsy
wore sashes Of black with shoulder tnots
o. o. t.l. balck and white ribbons. They formed
'ueS S,o ,my Iao ,ho WITH .ne Dst
Grand Army man hearinv 81 tba eI raststa' ~
Tho Congressional Committec wore vida
ssshes OF white. ''T ~ 80" "AN
The HONORARY nall bearcra mn, the Com.
mittee were conducted 10 sss,s S m % thn
LEFT centre. Senator Sherman ami sooak.
or CarlIale oceunied chaira nj tha Prasl.
dents tjcak. and tho clorcv ware at tho
deuk Of The srcretary's. The aolamn mar.
yicea were bevun Nv tbe read;nn n tha
ninotieth Palm bv Bishon AnjraTs n,
Butler rend IA tl,o hnrfsl sarvicsa a nor.
ton Of the fIfteen,h Corinthionu pravo,
wap offered by DR.. Tiffany and the fnneral
sermon was delivered by DR.. sNewmnn
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he 8ald: Again ls TINS chamber the
shrine Of A nations dead, and here in this
place OF honor, the arspn of the preatest
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WV WV. , oei'',vs "uu .l.uupuS, "hote ne
displayed his eminent talents in states.
manship; whero ho was respected by all
for tho nnritv Of his ;ntentiona tha ardo,
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~ his pAs'io.isai' "nu 'ne soeurage OH o1 MS
convictions, 1t was proper that Logan be
honored with the rites OF burial, Intel.
lectually hi1 rivals underes,imated him,
his friends never fully appreciated him.
his admirers never ovorvalued him. He
was prodigious brain.worker, indefatiga.
bic in application, tireloss in energy. He
was a life OF intellectual activity. From
admission to tho bar, a. the age OF twenty
five, to his place in bis State Legislature,
to his place in Congress and to bis position
Cs Senator, 'hel left the Impress Of his in.
tollect upon national legislation, Future
generations would read his speeches with
wonder and admiration. In all his legis.
lative lifo he vas never crushed( In de.
bate. eome men had tho flower d Ian.
guage-Logsn had tho flower OF thought.
He had the eloQuence OF logic and could
raise metaphor into argument. His pas.
sionate nature was intenae. His emotional
being reAembled the ocean. The passions
ef lovo, joy, hope, desire, grief, hatred and
anger were strong to him.. Ho could love
like woman, uport like child, hone like
saint. His grief was irtense, his hatred
inyeterate. His anger burned like q
mountain Of fire. He alternated between
profound caIms and furious storms, Logan
had an honorable ambitions; but it was
above corruption and intrigue. In his
manlinee5 he did not hesitate to proclaim
his deeIfe, nor disguiso his noble aspira.
tions. From his very nature ho BECAME
the soldiers friend. Ills tenderness O!
nature mado him the friend of every sol.
disr In the war. He carried the years ol
the var through each roceding decade,
aid lived cmoog its stirring memories
anu Today three hundred and fifty
Iuousana as,uS t.e'AIs ,ha Po,nhi II 1ne dtana
thew had lost a friend, and a milan i nan. "n'
sionera or their widows and orphans
breathe 0 prayer 70 heaven for the. peses
nl1 soI Mnu 'ne tpl.'tS o. tns psto.s
soul Of Losan and thank him That m e. ZACH u,
returning 3O'h Of MAY. their grave, arc
not forpotteu. but are coyorad With flnw.
ers. Dr. Mownan. in cloa;nr maid a tonch.
inc trihute IN the inuriiv neaca ond Io1a
nf Inoan,a donesiic liz The,a ~ wca ,s ~
ratrest from the syexat;ous cares of the
public lila, There was Welded love NJ
thirty.oue happy ysa,s: The vile nj h;a
you,h. his supreme and co1stant del;rht
He was her tower OF strength she tha iov
Of bia sonl. Biuff. steadys hnnest Ioysr
waa ObIistisn in faith and practice Sin
cere and humble he aa0ented Christ 90 his
npra,nal s,vionr, STANDING NINA ton. !
Of Grant on last memorial aay Logan de
liyered an orstion on immo1tslity. ali
that elorions hone i,a ifed. Ha has ia; n
ed his aororpdes in the skics ia haa a
vered to the morHinc cnli of atornal I;fa u
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the AASoh 10 Tue TIE GRAVE.
Az tho close OF the funeral grafton tht
hensdlstien was Gaid and then at the wore
Of the ocannaui; of ,he3Ohair Mr. Shar,
w ~ sy 1922, = :, !. ~ -. ~. US
niai' 'ne iunefSl ptoceeSioh reformed II
assigned order and filed out OF the Senate
Chamber. On the pisa to the east Of the
Capitol were carriages which were to beal
the various committees and the invited
guests 70 the cemetery. Behind these
e Hets M aieu lhn mlnL.sty ~ QresnlSatlons
parade rest, Upon the hieh marble n,'s s.sns y
leading to tho Senate and House wings
Tere masses OF people who had been un'
@ aole 70 % o.sala eh.tancs 70 Inc puilalng
anu, "nu ~ tof aa nout W N9te atooa e9,
O. poueu ~ 'ne WILLY a!r snu tns oaEao'oEa'
ssai sus'a u 81 snoS ~ anu saln n"Iit'nS tue con;
S'us,oh Gt n,ho VI sne cetenlonies III tne oensle
on"mtes, " thc o,,,.o. o,,,,. u, !,
ns s.i1 s1sA1s, hssn. pIersuea oy Ine p..
~ neatetS' ts Ssa M Do'ne @ slo",y Gown the steps
u .ns ,,M easseln iront Ine Marine eand
P!ayeo weaver NY you 70 Inee.T Livery
.,,a"aa aeau WY uncovered .l as tne easkes was
psacea ~ tne nearse and II me military
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